Recent content by OkieDavid

Wish I could have joined you for another trip, but this was a little too far west for me this go around. Hope to make another one of your trips (assuming you keep it up) one of these days.

It's currently out, can always come back but thankfully there was a lot of bi-partisan opposition. https://www.eenews.net/articles/senate-referee-rules-out-public-land-sales-in-megabill/

Yeah, unfortunately any time you head out west these days you have to include checking recent fire reports and if a trail has washed out after a recent fire.

Yeah, I've got the route already loaded in Gaia and I used Gaia for the NM BDR too.

I did the NMBDR the last week of August 2024, of course it crisscrosses the CDT several times, and I've spent time in NM on some of the other areas too, so looking forward to this.

Went last year, it was a fun event, and I plan on going again this year.

I've put it on my calendar but right now I don't think I'll be able to make it. I have something Friday that will probably run late so will want to sleep in Saturday but if things change I'll be there.

Totally. Of course, all auto manufacturers are heading this way it seems unfortunately.

I saw a YT video about it and a couple of news stories about it, but to me, it's vaporware until they are rolling down the street. How do they drive? How do the plastic panels do when it's 100F degrees out? How about when it's 0F degrees? How much will it cost when you add in some basics like...

Probably not. Check the MVUM maps (free online) for any given National Forest to know where you can camp, but usually if you see an big open space like that it's been logged and is either private land or currently being leased to someone like Weyerhaeuser. I could be wrong, but check the MVUM...

Work has been pretty crazy this week! Don't think I'm going to make it, definitely not at 2 and probably not for the viewing either. Sorry.

If I'm up past 1:30AM shooting pics, I won't make it to work by 7:30AM, so would need Friday off to sleep in. I'm like 80% planning on going. Besides, depending on weather, might bring my kayak and do a little paddling on Friday.

I'm interested. I'll see if I can get off work Friday.

There is another event going on that weekend at Canton Lake, otherwise I would attend. Hope you get a good turnout!